Category: <span>West Yorkshire</span>

Introduction Marsden is a village on the western edge of Huddersfield. I’ve not been here before, yet it’s just a 50 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. On a chilly, but fine and largely sunny January day, the 6.5 mile walk with 1000feet of ascent took 3 hours to complete. Today,…

Introduction I enjoyed my last walk up two big hills, and left home intending to ascend another one . Great Manshead Hill had been my aim. However, the rather gloomy conditions, an unexpected path diversion, and my aching bones from a hard afternoon’s tennis the day before caused me to…

Introduction With it being so cold this week, I decided on travelling a little further afield, thus spending more time in the car, and not too far on the walk! But then, I ended up walking nearly 7 miles. And, the ascent totalled 1350feet, so the climbs soon got the…

Introduction I enjoyed a varied walk last week, and, as I made my way to West Yorkshire, I hoped today would also provide some interesting and varied walking. It was a stunning October day, with clear blue skies, warm sunshine, and no wind. Tee shirt weather! It’s an hour to…

After recent visits to the interesting Holme Valley, I looked a little further north for today’s walk. Today was a short interlude between Storms Dudley and Eunice, but still a very blowy day! I chose not to go too high, nor too far. This 6.5 mile walk included a total…

Introduction It was back in November that I first visited this area, and vowed to return. So, today I did. It was a dull and misty day for the most part, just a little brightness at the end of the walk. Holmfirth is 50 minutes drive from Cheadle Hulme. This…

Introduction After a couple of weeks concentrating on the beautiful limestone valleys of the White Peak, I decided it was time to get out on the moors to the north this week. So, I headed out on the M67, then the A628 Woodhead Pass, and finally the A6024 to Holmbridge.…